Review

The massive resurgence of retro-vintage rock of recent years and the fling of various bands reminds me an era in stoner / desert rock when bands succeed each other without precedent. From all these bands only the good ones survived and continued to serve the music that they love. One such case is that of Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats who will surely stay comfortably in the spotlight and will certainly continue to amaze us with their fantastic atmospheric music for many years to come.

"Mind Control" is their third studio album and it's more than obvious that the band is at its best. Without a trace of fatigue, saturation or repetition of their very strong previous releases ("Vol .1", "Blood Lust") the band goes even further enriching their vintage sound with influences from straight stoner up passages with intense psychedelia of the 60s/70s and specifically The Beatles. Acid / fuzz rock touches succeeded by doomy Sabbath riffs which are framed by the beautiful snaky vocals of Uncle Acid. The overall result is beyond belief. All tracks are unique several pieces which form a special musical addiction. The inaugural "Mt. Abraxas" puts you in the mood outright with a strongly reminiscent of the band's doom side, "Mind Crawler" increases speed and takes you back to the sound of "Blood Lust", "Poison Apple" lifts off the album and ideally prefaces the melancholic "Desert Ceremony" and the heavy up-tempo "Evil Love". Then follows the tranquility and splendor of blues / garage epic "Death Valley Blues" until you come face to face with oriental elements and acoustic guitars that the band introduces to "Follow The Leader". Ultra doom horror rock is back with the massive block that bears the name "Valley Of The Dolls''. The epilogue of "Devil's Work" is a "monotonous" and catchy song that really penetrates and encapsulates the listener with it's pace.

A truly unbelievable and ultimate release, " Mind Control" is a real must have for all tasteful lovers of rock community. And the never ending acid nightmare continues...

This one started as a 4, then gradually dropped down to a 3.5 and now it's gradually going uphill again.

I think there's no stoner in this album, there is definitely more doom. At the same time, the band seems to have entered the kingdom of '60s/'70s fuzzed out drone, the way Wooden Shjips done it in their debut album.

I don't know what ears you have on, but this album sounds step above Blood Lust and I really love Blood Lust. It sounds like them, but more evolved. And the concept of the album followed by the song arrangement is well-placed.